Which Civ we should have before Civilization VI?

[TPangolin]

Good point about Aus. Sort of an almalgam civ. Though, to be fair, it seems that most civs are usually focused on a particular time period in the game. Australia will be a large stretch, timewise.

That couldn't be further from the truth! Arabia, America, Germany, Ethiopia, Denmark, Russia, Brazil, Sweden, Japan etc. All cover huge swaths of time with their respective unique attributes.

 

[Rob5000]

- The Bretons : greatest Civ all time

- The Roms (a.k.a tziganes, gipsies,...) : With a unique gameplay (Venice opened the door...) They don't own any city but spread among the existing ones (ok, ok it could be hard to implement, but we're here to dream anyway...)

Normans>Bretons

 

[Rob5000]

That couldn't be further from the truth! Arabia, America, Germany, Ethiopia, Denmark, Russia, Brazil, Sweden, Japan etc. All cover huge swaths of time with their respective unique attributes.

True. I was speaking only generally. America (1700s -2000s). Venice (renaissance), etc. But yes they do cover large periods, too.

 

[gberetfr]

Normans>Bretons

Houston we have a problem. This a DOW. Rob5000 is a warmongering menace to the world. Please join my effort to wipe him out from earth surface.

 

[Deggial]

All the ancient empires:
Sumerians, Hittites and so on. Let me lead them through history until modern times!

Spare me with those newcomers and wannabe empires (Canada, Argentinia,..).

(Some exotic tribes with interesting/different game play will be welcome, though: Inuit and Australia (if this means 'Aboriginals') might be cool, just for the different experience and to create a truly alternative history.)

 

[Rob5000]

Houston we have a problem. This a DOW. Rob5000 is a warmongering menace to the world. Please join my effort to wipe him out from earth surface.

No problem! I'll see you in the World Congress!

Trade Embargoes ahoy!

 

[ben277]

Israel would be cool if their UA was: "can found multiple religions in capital."

 

[kukatr]

Kingdom of Hungary under the rule of Matthias Corvinus.
- professional mercenary army called Black Army
- successful military campaigns against the Holy Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire
- Royal Library, the second largest library that time
- under his rule Hungary was the first country which adopted the Renaissance from Italy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Corvinus
That was most the most glorius era of Hungary. I think it meets the criteria for being implemented as a civilization.

 

[otaman1]

Okay I should have been more specific, an Empire that lasted at least 10 years

Second Haitian Empire
Empire of Brazil
Gran Colombia (not technically an empire but some will consider it an empire)
United States of America (not an empire but some states refers the US as the American Empire)

 

[eldiablonoche]

I always thought a good Israel UU would be "doesn't suffer diplomatic penalties for declaring war on any civ which has a unit within 3 hexes of your borders"

 

[Nicasen]

I'm happy with any new civ additions as long as they're not from Western Europe / Middle East.

 

[Falconiano]

Vietnam. I'm surprised my nation has 2 civs representing it, and Vietnam isn't even included.
Viet was the only empire to really counter the Mongols let alone their feats in the Viet War.

 

[Urdnot_Scott]

Second Haitian Empire
Empire of Brazil
Gran Colombia (not technically an empire but some will consider it an empire)
United States of America (not an empire but some states refers the US as the American Empire)

1.) Okay, I meant more than ten years.
2.) That was my original point, I'm arguing FOR brazil here...
3.) Not an empire.
4.) Also not an empire.

 

[Hyperion529]

i would welcome some more African and southeast Asian civs, but voted Inuit because i think they would offer a very interesting gameplay experience.

The UA plays in an interesting way, but has no connection to the "Nobel Prize" title (EDIT: which, incidentally, is hosted by Norway. Alfred Nobel was Swedish, but the prizes have nothing at all to do with Sweden

you might want to check that again. its only the peace prize that is hosted by Norway (committee consists of people appointed by Norwegian parliament). the rest is awarded by different Swedish organizations.

 

[Princeofnigeria]

Houston we have a problem. This a DOW. Rob5000 is a warmongering menace to the world. Please join my effort to wipe him out from earth surface.

I denounce you, Gbertfr the chiefton. Know this Rob5000: the armies of Nigeria are with you, you shall recieve full military support should you need it.
Normans>Brettons (though honestly I wouldn't want to see either of them in civ 5 )

 

[Urdnot_Scott]

I think it's fine for a civ to be a "theme civ" without needing to be 'top tier' by any means. In fact this is exactly what they should do with DLC civs to my mind, rather than trying to sell them on the basis of their strength. Lots of UAs don't directly lend themselves to any victory. I haven't tried Denmark since BNW hit, but the general improvement to the Iron Working path and greater ease of settling sites with iron should help Longsword replacements as well as other units. The Longswordsman's a good unit, and +1 movement is a strong boost - without changing the tech tree to delay Gunpowder a bit more I'm not sure the Berserker can be usefully boosted.

Well, a better position of the longswordsman is pretty much what I meant for a teeny little tweak that would make denmark fun, I think they could also benefit from not requiring an Iron resource, as it would make them easier to use and create a true invasion force a la true vikings, and would make sense since they use axes specifically because they didn't have the iron working ability to use longswords.

 

[Urdnot_Scott]

Fair enough, but in that case give them a UA that isn't a joke. You might as well give America a UA called 'Mcdonalds'

It isn't really a joke, the ability of extra movement and embarkation makes sense, since the vikings are known for the speed of their longboats, allowing them to launch powerful raids, just like in game. If your problem is with the name, come on, they were vikings, and they were pretty furious, nothing wrong with that eh

 

[Enpo]

Finland, Israel and Tibet.
That would be great! Tibet not necessity, but Israel...

 

[Depravo]

Mainly because 'Italy' is not a civilisation. Italy unified in the 19th century. It is an agglomeration of different cultures, hence the deep divisions, for instance, between North and South.

Similarly, if countries like 'Canada' and 'Australia' are ever included in this or future iterations of the series, I will stop playing Civilization. Canada and Australia are not CIVILIZATIONS; they're not culturally or socially distinct from England, anymore than New Zealand etc is. Indeed, these countries best serve, as they do currently in the game, as sources for city-states (Melbourne, Toronto, Sydney etc).

Not that I disagree with you, but that shark has been repeatedly jumped with the inclusion of the HRE alongside Germany / France in Civ 4, Austria alongside Germany in Civ 5, the inclusion of Byzantium alongside Rome and Greece in both 4 and 5, and one might argue with the inclusion of America from the beginning of the series.

 

[I.T.]

Why is Italy always missing on these polls?

There is Rome...